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'''ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA''' (Archdioecesis Atlantensis) | |||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | |||
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | |||
Established : 1956 | |||
[[File:atlanta.us | [[File:atlanta.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent, three bars wavy azure, in fess point a crown or, on the first bar a Cherokee Rose proper. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The Atlantic Ocean is represented on the shield by white and blue wavy bars, being the waves of the sea, seven for the Seven Sacraments. | |||
The Crown of Christ the King denotes the title of the cathedral. The rose is the Cherokee rose, the State flower of Georgia (''Rosa laevigata''), as befits a diocese located in the Capital City. This rose is white with a yellow centre. The crown of Christ the King has also the secondary representation of the crown of George II, King of England after whom Georgia was named. | |||
The blue and white wavy bends may as well symbolize the rolling foot hills of the Blue Ridge Country, but more important, they are the colors of the Blessed Mother. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
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File:atlanta-hyland.rel.jpg|[[Francis E. Hyland]] (1956-1961), 1st and only Bishop of Atlanta. | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Archbishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:atlanta-hallinan.png|[[Paul J. Hallinan]] (1962-1968) | |||
File:atlanta-donnellan.png|[[Thomas Andrew Donnellan]] (1968-1988) | |||
File:atlanta-marino.png|[[Eugene Antonio Marino]] (1988-1990) | |||
File:atlanta-lyke.png|[[James Patterson Lyke]] (1991-1992) | |||
File:atlanta-donoghue.png|[[John Francis Donoghue]] (1993-2003) | |||
File:atlanta-gregory.png|[[Wilton Daniel Gregory]] (2004-2019) | |||
File:Atlanta-hartmayer.jpg|[[Gregory John Hartmayer]] (2020-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:Atlanta-bernardin.jpg|[[Joseph Louis Bernardin]] (1966-1968) | |||
File:Atlanta-zarama.jpg|[[Luis Rafael Zarama]] (2009-2017) | |||
File:Atlanta-talley.jpg|[[David Prescott Talley]] (2013-2016) | |||
File:atlanta-shlesinger.jpg|[[Bernard Shlesinger]] (2017-present) | |||
File:atlanta-konzen.jpg|[[Joel Matthias Konzen]] (2018-present) | |||
File:atlanta-tran.jpg|[[John-Nhan Tran Van Nhan]] (2023-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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Revision as of 11:49, 7 August 2023
ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA (Archdioecesis Atlantensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1956
Official blazon
Argent, three bars wavy azure, in fess point a crown or, on the first bar a Cherokee Rose proper.
Origin/meaning
The Atlantic Ocean is represented on the shield by white and blue wavy bars, being the waves of the sea, seven for the Seven Sacraments.
The Crown of Christ the King denotes the title of the cathedral. The rose is the Cherokee rose, the State flower of Georgia (Rosa laevigata), as befits a diocese located in the Capital City. This rose is white with a yellow centre. The crown of Christ the King has also the secondary representation of the crown of George II, King of England after whom Georgia was named.
The blue and white wavy bends may as well symbolize the rolling foot hills of the Blue Ridge Country, but more important, they are the colors of the Blessed Mother.
Arms of Bishops
Francis E. Hyland (1956-1961), 1st and only Bishop of Atlanta.
Arms of Archbishops
Paul J. Hallinan (1962-1968)
Thomas Andrew Donnellan (1968-1988)
Eugene Antonio Marino (1988-1990)
James Patterson Lyke (1991-1992)
John Francis Donoghue (1993-2003)
Wilton Daniel Gregory (2004-2019)
Gregory John Hartmayer (2020-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
Joseph Louis Bernardin (1966-1968)
Luis Rafael Zarama (2009-2017)
David Prescott Talley (2013-2016)
Bernard Shlesinger (2017-present)
Joel Matthias Konzen (2018-present)
John-Nhan Tran Van Nhan (2023-present)
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